Star Trek Online: Set Phasers to Fun - Part 05

" I don't know, watching someone play an MMO isn't that much fun, Matrix online was ok, but I hope this doesn't go on for too long. "

He took his durr!

"@jaytima said:

"Drew's commentary is awesome. He needs to be in more quick looks and podcasts. "

Drew wasn't in this quick look. "

I am having good fun playing the beta and watching you guys play this.

" They really need someone to keep them on track; Ryan did it last time, but Brad tends to just play, and Vinny and Dave talk about everything else. I've had fun with this, but Vinny and Dave have to pay attention.  Also, Brad needs to TURN OFF FULL IMPULSE (rawr). "

" @lightsoda said:

" I don't know, watching someone play an MMO isn't that much fun, Matrix online was ok, but I hope this doesn't go on for too long. "

I feel the same way.  It probably doesn't help that I don't give a fuck about Star Trek. "

A parsec is a unit of length. So when they're talking about parsecs in Star Wars they're not really talking about speed, even though it kind of sounds that way. If you have a ship that can figure out a route that is the fewest parsecs, like the Millennium Falcon, then it is possible to arrive at a destination sooner then another ship even if both ships were traveling at the speed of light.
 
I think that's correct. I'm sure there's a bigger nerd then me that could explain it better.
 
And Star Trek has a more fleshed out universe than Star Wars because it is a television series. Star Wars only had 3 (or 6, I guess) 2 hour movies. They don't have time to explain how the shields work.

you can pick up mission by hailing starfleet.  if they have mission, theres a symbol that looks like a blue box next to their name.

" A parsec is a unit of length. So when they're talking about parsecs in Star Wars they're not really talking about speed, even though it kind of sounds that way. If you have a ship that can figure out a route that is the fewest parsecs, like the Millennium Falcon, then it is possible to arrive at a destination sooner then another ship even if both ships were traveling at the speed of light.  I think that's correct. I'm sure there's a bigger nerd then me that could explain it better.  And Star Trek has a more fleshed out universe than Star Wars because it is a television series. Star Wars only had 3 (or 6, I guess) 2 hour movies. They don't have time to explain how the shields work. "

" They really need someone to keep them on track; Ryan did it last time, but Brad tends to just play, and Vinny and Dave talk about everything else. I've had fun with this, but Vinny and Dave have to pay attention.  Also, Brad needs to TURN OFF FULL IMPULSE (rawr). "

You need to level up. That "Skill Up" notification in the upper left was screaming for you to click it the whole episode. :)

Ships on planet and dudes in space always makes me laugh.

Another thing you may not know: If you hit P, you'll get a full list of all your abilities.  This includes "Transwarp," which immediately transports you to the Earth Starbase, but it has a 30 minute cooldown.  Useful if you want to quickly do some shopping or whatever.  You still have to fly back, though.

I've also experienced that constant hail bug.  So super annoying.  Different mission, though.

On the whole star wars numbers thing 
 
A parsec is a defined length of length equal to about 3.26 lightyears 
this is a real length astrophysicists use its not an invention of the star wars universe

A parsec is a unit of length. So when they're talking about parsecs in Star Wars they're not really talking about speed, even though it kind of sounds that way. If you have a ship that can figure out a route that is the fewest parsecs, like the Millennium Falcon, then it is possible to arrive at a destination sooner then another ship even if both ships were traveling at the speed of light.  I think that's correct. I'm sure there's a bigger nerd then me that could explain it better.

"Never bring a gun to a phaser fight"
 
Wisdom.

Picard is the best Star Trek Captain.   
Also, Dave with a router is a ladies man!

Took 'r Jooobs!

Yes Dave I get the 'way to go Dallas' reference Dave

Dave, you are an idiot. Chewie doesn't just 'yell" he has a language. He's talking when he's 'yelling' as you call it.

I'm having alot of fun watching these, or at listening to them in the background while trying to be productive

BAH! Turn off Impulse when you're escorting that freighter... 
 
sorry. 
 
Nice job on these videos by the way, you guys made me want to go and play the game. Then I went and played the game and now I don't want to anymore. You guys should advertise other things too, like jeans or cocaine.

" Dave, you are an idiot. Chewie doesn't just 'yell" he has a language. He's talking when he's 'yelling' as you call it. "

The space visuals are pretty stunning in this game.

Data wins, he fully functional and anatomically correct!

" Dave, you are an idiot. Chewie doesn't just 'yell" he has a language. He's talking when he's 'yelling' as you call it. "

" @Nicholas said:

" Dave, you are an idiot. Chewie doesn't just 'yell" he has a language. He's talking when he's 'yelling' as you call it. "

Calm down, kid. "

" @Milkman said:

" @Nicholas said:

" Dave, you are an idiot. Chewie doesn't just 'yell" he has a language. He's talking when he's 'yelling' as you call it. "

Calm down, kid. "

I'm 30. But thanks! "

I get the feeling Daves a little bit anti Star Wars and Star Trek biased??? Maybe???
Chewie does communicate! Han can understand wookie.

I like that there's a whole different conversation happening on the chat channel. Something about following brad and whatnot.

" I don't know, watching someone play an MMO isn't that much fun, Matrix online was ok, but I hope this doesn't go on for too long. "

Is it just me or did that shapeshifter's ship look a little like one of those Shivan frigate thingamabobs?

Even though it's hard to listen to two people talk about random shit unrelated to what's going on on-screen, watching people play an MMO is rough, so something has to be there to keep you watching.  You could watch me play the game for 3 hours, you'd see a lot more of the game, but I doubt you'd be entertained - or awake.
 
And Brad really needs to go to Starbase 24, it's a fleet action with dozens of ships fighting.

" Is it just me or did that shapeshifter's ship look a little like one of those Shivan frigate thingamabobs? "

"set phasers to fun" haha made me laugh :D

yes...Yes...YES!!!!  Can't wait to get home & get my viewing fix on. Then I'm gonna go play STO Beta. I put 2 hours into it so far, so I'm only 3 hours behind the chaps.  Overall, it's not a bad game.  The space combat was a lot of fun. Ground combat was alright but the rubber-banding in the beta made it painful everywhere.  I may get the Lifetime sub just for the hell of it since I usually spend exorbitant amounts of money on MMOs & never really play them long enough to justify paying for it (spent around $575 on CoH/V, around 3 years of playing it off & on since 2004).

Wait a minute... Dave doesn't like Picard? But... but... the line must be drawn here... this far... no further...  :(

" @basshero: 10 years ago I would have said I was a bigger Star Wars fan, but I can't really think of anything I've enjoyed in that universe that has come out in the last decade. It seems like the brand is getting ruined, where Star Trek is at least consistently above-mediocre. I'd take the original Star Wars trilogy over anything this side of Rollerball or Network. ;-) "

" Drew's commentary is awesome. He needs to be in more quick looks and podcasts. "

 Brad you need to level up your guy, and you need to level your Bridge Crew. Also you can purchase a fourth Bridge Crew member to round out your Away team. You can set things up so that your Bridge Crew will replace the normal security complement on away missions. You can buy better gear like armor on the Starbase by selling some of that stuff in your inventory. Stuff in your inventory can be sold while onboard your ship by using the Replicators, or to any Starbase vendor. By the way you need to select that Skills Trainer quest just to get it out of the way.   

Hahaha, seeing the conversation we had in fleet chat on the video made my day.
 
And a man baby is a baby from a man, of course.

Here you go Dave, this is a parsec. It is actually a real unit of length.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsec

" The more I see of this the more I'm convinced it's not worth my time. One of your quests is talk to some people then answer some obvious yes or no questions about what you just read? Seriously? Even Jeff seems really underwhelmed. "

The game is fun when I watch you play it, but I think it sucks